Atty. Kara E. Angeletti
Kara E. Angeletti has a diverse practice ranging from complex commercial litigation to employment issues.
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Kara E. Angeletti is an Associate based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Their practice focuses on employment, class action, wage & hour, litigation, and appellate. Educated at Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2018) and Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 2015). Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Kara E. Angeletti has a diverse practice ranging from complex commercial litigation to employment issues
- On the commercial litigation side, Kara has experience defending class action tort disputes, including in evolving areas of the law, as well as constitutional violations, securities and financial services disputes, fraud claims, and biometric privacy disputes
- Kara’s employment practice focuses on matters involving employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage-and-hour, restrictive covenants, trade secret claims, and employment-related claims arising under state and federal statutes and constitutional law
- Kara also focuses on handling appeals of various legal issues, including matters she managed with the lower court and matters she adopted on appeal only
- Kara has handled cases at both the state appellate and supreme court levels, as well as the federal appeals level
- In addition to her appellate work, Kara is adept at handling all stages of litigation, including analyzing a case from its inception to presenting it for trial and beyond
- Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Kara also gained experience handling cases involving negligence, contractual disputes, insurance coverage and indemnity agreements, consumer fraud, section 1983 claims, prisoner’s rights issues, and professional liability
- Meet Kara E. Angeletti Concentrations •Appellate disputes involving wide range of legal issues •Complex commercial litigation •Constitutional claims •Wage-and-hour class action defense •Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation litigation •Non-compete and trade secret litigation •Defense of whistleblower claims •Labor relations and related litigation •Employment counseling •Contract disputes Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' •Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2024-2025 •Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, 2025 •Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Illinois Super Lawyers, 'Rising Stars,' 2025-2026 •Recipient, Greenberg Traurig Chicago Pro Bono Dynamo Award, 2022 •Recipient of Marc Grinker Award for Student Commitment, Chicago-Kent Moot Court Honor Society, 2018 •Recipient of Edmund Burke Award in Forensic Oratory, Chicago-Kent Moot Court Honor Society, 2017 •Best Oral Advocate, Best Appellate Advocate runner-up, and Best Brief finalist, Ilana Diamond Rovner Moot Court Competition, 2016
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Kara E. Angeletti handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Kara E. Angeletti is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Illinois →
Kara E. Angeletti is one of 26,424 class action attorneys indexed nationally. Browse class action attorneys in Illinois →
Kara E. Angeletti is one of 4,935 wage & hour attorneys indexed nationally. Browse wage & hour attorneys in Illinois →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Kara E. Angeletti is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Illinois →
Appellate attorneys for civil and criminal appeals at state and federal court.
Kara E. Angeletti is one of 86,319 appellate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse appellate attorneys in Illinois →
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Why local counsel matters in Illinois
Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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